My guidebooks and further wanderings

Published in December 2018, and co-authored with my long time friend and walking mate, Debra Heyes, Melbourne’s Best River, Bay & Lakeside Walks is the latest in my Woodslane Press guidebook series. It is the first of a 2 volume guidebook set for Melbourne, which will replace the original Melbourne’s Best Bush, Bay and City Walks, which was first published in 2011 and has sold some 10,000 copies.

For this new book, we have focussed on all the beautiful waterside walks that Melbourne has to offer. Some were in the original books (and have all been rewalked and updated), but many more are new, and there are some real gems. There are 40 walks, all with maps, easy-to-follow directions and lovely photos so you will have a good idea what to expect. Broken up by region, here’s a list of the walks to whet your appetites – the books are available in all good bookstores and online.

The Yarra at Federation Square and Southbank

Melbourne’s Icons By the Yarra

Merri Creek Trail South

Docklands and the Wharves

Como House and Herring Island

Albert Park Lake Circuit

Williamstown Maritime History

Altona Coastal Park and Cherry Lake

Werribee River Central Walk

Werribee River Park

Point Cook Coastal Park & Cheetham Wetlands

Tarneit & Skeleton Creek Wetlands

Maribyrnong River Walk

Spiritual Creek Walk (Woodlands Park)

Maribyrnong Creek

Solomons Ford & Maribyrnong River

Organ Pipes National Park

Yarra Bend Park & Dights Falls

Edwardes Lake Park

Yellow Gum Park, Plenty River

Coburg Lake Reserve

Darebin Creek Parklands

Gardiners Creek & Glen Iris Wetlands

Heide & Banksia Park

Sugarloaf Reservoir

Cockatoo Creek to Emerald Hill Lake

Lilydale Lake

Duffey Lake Park

Lysterfield Lake

Cardinia Reservoir

Wilson Botanic Park

Jells Park

Cardinia Aqueduct Trail

Station Pier to Webb Dock

St Kilda to Station Pier

St Kilda Pier & Penguins

Elwood Canal & Foreshore

Brighton Beach Boxes

Red Bluff Sea Cliffs

Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary

I hope you will enjoy exploring each and every one – please let us know what you think!